Unhappy AdWords Advertiser’s Lawsuit Partially Survives Motion to Dismiss–Dreamstime v. Google
…to resurrect the antitrust claim if it finds anything good in discovery. Contract Breach. The court says Dreamstime properly alleged that Google overdelivered AdWords clicks in excess of requested limits…
Google Photos Defeats Privacy Lawsuit Over Face Scans–Rivera v. Google
…relate to the face templates or associated data. However, the court does caution Google that “if Google is aware of any bug or data breach to any Google Photos API…
Angie’s List Defeats Lawsuit Over Alleged “Pay-to-Play” Rankings–Strauss v. Angie’s List
…Gordon & Breach ruling, incorporated into the 10th Circuit’s Proctor & Gamble v. Haugen case). Angie’s List’s disclosures didn’t meet that standard because they “cannot be construed as having been…
Video Advertising Contract Descends Into Possible “Cyberattack”–Radian Weapons v. GY6Vids
…GY asserted several counterclaims, including for what GY characterized as an “orchestrated cyberattack” by Radian. The court dismisses some of the counterclaims on a motion to dismiss. Breach of Confidentiality:…
California’s IoT Security Law is Well-Intentioned, but a Comprehensive Federal Law is Needed (Guest Blog Post)
…breach. And Massachusetts prohibits data breach notices from describing how a breach occurred, while other states require such description. Like data breach notice laws, the California IoT law will apply…
California Amends the Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA); Fixes About 0.01% of its Problems
…expressly says that there is no private cause of action for any CCPA violation other than the data security breaches (1798.150(c)). I also think this was clear before, but still,…
Twitter Isn’t Liable for Impersonation Account–Dehen v. Doe
…her lawsuit was based on Twitter’s delayed removal instead of the account’s content; plus Twitter’s response to the removal request allegedly breached its TOS, giving rise to a breach of…
Recent Developments Regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act
…mentioned, they should be deleted, not strengthened. Create a private cause of action for breaches of the entire statute, not just data breaches I vigorously and completely oppose ALL of…
A First (But Very Incomplete) Crack at Inventorying the California Consumer Privacy Act’s Problems
…imposes restrictions on “service providers” and other third parties who should equally qualify for the exclusions. 1798.150(a)(1) creates the private cause of action for data security breaches in the case…
Q2 2018 Quick Links, Part 5 (Potpourri)
…copyright infringement or breach of contract… The court holds that Mr. Perens’s blog posts are opinions and are not plausibly defamation. The court dismisses the complaint with leave to amend…